Telegram-herald., 1887-02-28
A MONDAY PICNIC
Mrs. Druse VIII Be Hung To-
day AT Herkimer, N. Y.
A DESCRIPTION or HER WARDROBE.
Which She Will Display on the Scsifosc
An lrats Kew Yorker Bisnes ths
Devil tor the Womsn's Hang
ing-She was Prayed Tor
last Night.

HreKIuEa. \. g.. Feb g1.-sfs, Druss'
retired shortly after midnight lAsi n.ghi sbc
slept till clock tbs Fs0rniag. ehe A~s
feen taking sumuisnss somewhat freely
dur.rg lhe day Her spiritual adviser nn~
friend. Rev Rir. Powell. held SERVICES far
hes benefit this evening The choir Of he
i,nisersalist church Wa present assisting in
the services. which began Al $50 and iasloa
about hsu a. hour ID was oprnea siih q
prAyes. followed bv selections from Aeooy
and sankey's hymu e0oks Ars Dfnse
Joined IN the singing, eut showea no par
ficDiar emotion oDrlns the services. -hc
sal inside her cell ard ne clergyman on
tbe outside Rev nf. Powell resc
several scfiplural SELECTIONS snd TALKED vlih
her Tor quite while IN . Low tone Ot voice.
The object Of his remarks was 70 oncoufare
her for the uial tsmofrow III. y. Laos.
her attorney. visited ths Jail the evening
lust after tue service and was aouittea 10
her cell and is there st the present writing
The negotiations for the execution are
ail complete Ms. Drylses apparel vii cof-
sist Of black cast mere dress, sulall over
skirt and 4 rufiie al tue bottom, with .
draped apron front fastened 90 tie basque
and white linen cuffs and cellsT. The re
spite and the death warrant wiN be resc %
her n the cell. and the execution will take
place between 10 q. m. and p. IA, bat
probably a p. u. A. T. Davis Of
Rome, \. Y. who sent telegram TO
Sheriff Cook. saying j have q peation fof
| the IMPRISONMENT OF Mrs. Druse for twenty
years, and tried 10 have the execution So
layed as long as possible until he could
send u 10 the Governor, and was ansv cred
| by the Sheriff. that a. long as Governor
| Hill had declined % interfere. toe post
4 - -
cOmpiiCate matters. seni another dispsach
this evening saving. The works u the
| devil are always complicated
Mr. Luce had en interview with Governor
| Hill lssi evening about an hour and a hall
! and made strong plea for the cQiupt tia-
| ton Of the sentence 20 Imprisonment for
! life, bat Governor Hlll declined 10 interfere.
| The funeral will be private II Is under
stood no auiopsey will be held The West
ern Union Telegraph Company have erected
| six wires. one Of them extends into tlle lail
| yards They viii ali be IN orerstion 10.
! morrow. There are about twenty reporters
| from ss many different papers bere nov
/ and more are expected tomorrow. Only
| two, however. will be permitted by The
| sheriff 10 witness the execution-tboee o'
the United Press and the hssooiap-d fress
| II is said thst Mrs. Druse viii maze no 70
. marks on the scsfoid.
Charles Pitt, the iegsllv appointed guar
dian of Mrs. Drnscs son George died her,
| Thursday. George paid hi. last visit ~ hi'
| mother al the isil yesterday. Nh Drnss
was occupied this afternoon IN writing d
| letter o. tEsDks 10 the wife of the sheriff fo'
her kindness 20 her during her incsroers
ton The letter ends with rhyme. Al i
| clock tonight Mrs. IiTuse vss calm sas
| collected. and vii pas a quiet night
! nr. snd Mrs.. Waterman her death watch
are with her Great crowds are eaf'ecte'
here tomorrow. Mohawk and = large NUM-
Der OF Deputy Sherifs vii guard the jail
| None o. Mrs. Druses relatives have a.
Piled for possession o. The remains Ms
DnIse ii i understood "a. gwen Rev. NJ
Powell an order - claim ber body and hsT'
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